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How Garage Remodeling Will Fix Your Storage Problems
Sun 11 Feb 2007 - 12:13
How Garage Remodeling Will Fix Your Storage Problems
By Leroy K. Calstard
Garage remodeling is probably the quickest way to add much needed space to your home. If you're considering any sort of home repair this may just be the one that should be first on your list. If you're not using your garage for an area to park your car, then expanding the living space of your home can be quite easily achieved by making this change. As well, you'll feel like your home and life are much more organized when you stop storing everything in this area.
If you're thinking of adding a studio, a home office, or a workshop to your home, then of course you need to look no further than the garage. You can even use this area as a home gym, or as an extra living room designated for special events or entertainment purposes. But, don't think that this means that you cannot still store things in this area, or even that you have to sacrifice your parking area. It all really depends on how you go about with your remodeling plans and what your household wants and needs might be.
Since a lot of garages are attached to the house, they can benefit from the exact comfort as the home, which include heating and cooling, phone wiring, as well as plumbing. You'll just need a little imagination, a set budget and a plan.
If you worry that by remodeling your garage, you're losing too much precious storage area, have no fear because you can always build a small storage space behind your garage which can be used to house your tools, sporting equipment, and other items.
Furthermore, when you remodel your garage you should think about adding an addition above your garage. You can add a room for work space and even for living space above the existing garage, which will give you more space as well as increase the your homes value without making major changes to your floor plan.
Do you feel the need to remodel your garage but don't know exactly what you need or want? Then you should consider the following ideas.
How about transforming your garage into a laundry room if you've been performing your laundry duties in the basement. By building a laundry in your garage you'll do away with the need to go trounce up and down the stairs a million times a day.
Are you a musician, or just want to be one? A music studio can be a superb choice for your remodeling plans if you or your kids show some talent in this direction. After all, where do you think all of those "garage bands" got their start? You'll want to consider soundproofing your garage walls so as to avoid your neighbors' complaints.
Here's an idea! Change it into a gym. If you've got equipment but you don't have enough space to use it in the house, simply move it into the garage where you'll have plenty of space for your daily workouts and. An added benefit is that you won't be bothered by anyone. However you choose to use your new space, hopefully you'll enjoy it.
The columnist Leroy Calstard is very excited about issues related to woodworking workbench. His observations on garage workbench can be discovered on http://www.insidewoodworking.com in addition to other websites.
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